The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-11
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CLEARand very warm.
RIVER still rising slowly.
BusISEss exceedingly dull.
OsLr one boat leaving today.
The Harry Brown Is due with tow
of coal.
The Cumberland river is falling At
Nashville.
The Tennessee river is rising rapidly
at Chattanooga.
The Golden Rule is en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati.
The City OF Cairo will be up tomor-
row ev, Mug on her way TO 81. Louis.
The Sidney Dillon, towing four
bfrsee, passed to New Orleans yester-
day.
The Will S. Hays should pass here
tom.,riow evening on her way TO st.
Louis.
DuRINa the "a hours ending at noon
Yesterday the river here rose tenths
Uf foot.
THE City Of s.. Louis, Of the Anchor
Line, is announced 10 leave here at
noon tome rrow for New Orleans.
The Anchor Line steamer CITY of
Providence Is advertised to leave here
tomorrow evening for VicksbuTg.
The U. p, Schenck, en- route from
New Orleans TO Cine matt ives at Hell
ena yesterday, aud telegtaphed her
arrival ut this port at an early hour
this morning.
The Kate Adams, from Arkansas
City, brought 1866 bales CO ton, 8 bags
seed cotton, s92 sacks cotton seed, 2
head stock and 81 pack ages suudries.
She went back last night with fair
trip.
The Belle Memphis was detained
above Cairo by fog A Telegram fiom
U pit Baker, dated New Madrid, was
received yesterday afternoon by Uapt.
Storm stating that his b at would pats
here at O'Clock this morning
The Dsot', Capt John s Jones, ia
due from Cincinnati, and she ia an
nounced TO leave here ut 8 O'Clock this
evening for Cairo, Evansville, l. uis-
vile, Cinoinn ati and sll way landings
on the Missieaippi and OHIO rivers.
NJ. Harry Bruce is her clerk. 1853
THs l'ghthouge tendes Joteph
Henry, leaves here at daylight this
morning for Cairo Upon arriving at
hat point Capt. w. Z. Flowers will
take charge OF the boat, reieving Capt,
Urapster. The later gentleman VIII
take charge OF the steamer that at
tends TO the lights on the rivers above
Cairo.
Law PRIos, the genial clerk OF the
Kae Adams, il happy father. tits
= boy, and the new member of the
fSmi made his appearance at Jack
aoD, Tenn, several days ago, The Of
&c RS Of the Kate Adams wired Lew
a. follows: open basket OF wine
It his expense"
The rivers and harbors bill now In
The hands OF The President gave So
)68,650 10 the Eastern States, 81 48-
$40 to the S,uth Atlautic and Gulf
Stsea, $530000 to Texas, 500, 900 TO
the PA,ifc States, $l,l42,2O to the
North western States, ST. 100000 to the
Son INV stem States, $52 900 to the
States OF Tenr eesee, Arkansas, Missis.
'ippt and Louisiana. The largest ap-
Droprlalinn to any one State ia 10
Michiyan $50 $50; the next largest
Wv York, $57o,500 Lou sisna gets
10000. In add ton to the S ae al.
msuts tho bull sppropriates $685.
MO for clninuing the work OF i'm
'rJving the navigs ion OF The Mi ,souri
YER from 8 mouth TO FJrt Ben.on;
~ 900 TO be expended on the Ohio
ivtr in enlargitg the csual basin al
louisville, for wo k at Licking river,
and Davis Isln1 dam:
ioS,500 FIR the upper Miesissippi
iver; $l,410,0O0 for the M ssissippi
liver from Cara to the pases (ths
'ead OF the Aichafalaya and o d river
$4,000 for surveys, gauges
nd the % az SO vice on tho Ms issippi
liver to st Paul. A section Of the bin
rovides for survey, with estims tes,
: to the cost Of imgr ", ments OF
Isyou Lafourche, Bayou b scs, BAyou
eche, ety., the same to be made at
no d rection OF the Sec et.ry Of War.